WOODBRIDGE – During a rash of car break-ins last week, an American flag was removed from a car and set on fire on top of another car, police said,

The vehicle was one of seven burglarized late last week in the Avenel section of the township. Most of the vehicles were left unlocked, police said.

According to police Capt. Roy Hoppock, sometime between 9 p.m. July 10 and 6:30 a.m. July 11, someone entered seven vehicles. Six of the vehicles were on Meinzer Street and one vehicle was on West Side Avenue.

Police said vehicle documentation was taken from one vehicle on Meinzer Street and an American flag was taken from another vehicle. A news release from police did not specify from which vehicle the flag was taken.